Animal Crackers

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The well-known explorer and hunter Captain Spaulding has just returned from Africa, and is being welcomed home with a lavish party at the estate of influential society matron Mrs. Rittenhouse when a valuable painting goes missing. The intrepid Captain Spaulding attempts to solve the crime with the help of his silly secretary Horatio Jamison, while sparring with the anarchic Signor Emanuel Ravelli and his nutty sidekick The Professor.

Director

Victor Heerman

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Cast

Groucho Marx

Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding

Harpo Marx

The Professor

Chico Marx

Signor Emanuel Ravelli

Zeppo Marx

Horatio Jamison

Lillian Roth

Arabella Rittenhouse

Margaret Dumont

Mrs. Rittenhouse

Louis Sorin

Roscoe Chandler

Hal Thompson

John Parker

Margaret Irving

Mrs. Whitehead

Kathryn Reece

Grace Carpenter

Robert Greig

Hives

Edward Metcalf

Hennessey

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1 review

Geronimo1967

3y ago

7.0

So a renowned explorer ("Capt. Spaulding" - Groucho Marx) returns from doing his David Livingstone in Africa and attends a lavish reception in his honour. Whilst at this swanky soirée, a very valuable painting is stolen and so he, along with Harpo, Chico & Zeppo all pitch in to recover it for their hostess; the glamorous but no-nonsense "Mrs. Rittenhouse" (Margaret Dumont - who frequently struggle...